persistence
/pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/
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- 3 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
pə - ˈsɪstəns -> persistence
၁။ ~ (in sth/ in doing sth/ with sth ) ဇွတ်လုပ်သည်။ မလျှော့တမ်း ပေလုပ်သည်။ If you persist, you will annoy them even more. ❍ He will persist in wearing that dreadful tie. ❍ She persists in the belief/ in believing that she is being persecuted. ❍ They persisted with the agricultural reforms, despite opposition from the farmers.
၂။ ရှိမြဲရှိသည်။ ဆက်လက်ရှိသည်။ Fog will persist throughout the night. You should seek medical advice if the pain persists.
❏ persistence /-ǝns/ n [U]
၁။ မဆုတ်မနစ် ကြိုးပမ်းမှု။ His persistence was rewarded when they finally agreed to resume discussions.
၂။ ကျန်နေခြင်း။ ဆက်လက်တည်ရှိခြင်း။ The doctor couldn't explain the persistence of the high temperature.
❏ persistent /-ǝnt/ adj
၁။ မရမနေ ဇွဲကောင်းသော။ She eventually' married the most persistent of her admirers.
၂။ (က) မစဲသော။ ဆက်တိုက်။ presistent noise/ rain/ pain ❍ persistent questioning. (ခ) မကြာခဏ ပေါ်ပေါက် သော။ ထပ်တလဲလဲ။ persistent attacks of coughing ❍ Despite persistent denials, the rumour continued to spread. persistently adv
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